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Building Tour: Louis Armstrong Center and the House Museum
2/1/25, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Louis Armstrong House Museum
Join us for a Louis Armstrong “double-header” in Queens: The Louis Armstrong Center and the Louis Armstrong House Museum. Sara Caples, AIA, and Everardo Jefferson, AIA, of Caples Jefferson Architects...
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Building Tour: Saarinen-designed 51W52 (formerly CBS HQ Black Rock)
11/19/24, 5pm - 6:30pm
51W52
The only high rise and the final project designed by Eero Saarinen, the 38-story CBS headquarters in midtown Manhattan was described by its architect as “the simplest skyscraper statement in...
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Building Tour: Pulled Plaster Tribeca Loft Renovation
11/14/24, 5:30pm - 7pm
Pulled Plaster Loft
Join us to hear from Young Projects as their team discusses and demonstrates the innovative design and sustainability interventions applied during the firm's recently completed second renovation of a 5,500-square-foot...
Building of the Day: PENN 2
10/31/24, 12pm - 1:15pm
PENN 2
The 1.75 million square foot restoration and expansion of PENN 2 creates the future of the workplace atop the busiest transportation hub in North America – Penn Station. The transformation...
Building of the Day: Din Tai Fung
10/29/24, 11am - 12pm
Din Tai Fung
Din Tai Fung worked with Rockwell Group to develop a fresh and compelling new design narrative that captures the energetic atmosphere of the world’s most renowned theatre district. Each space...
Building of the Day: New York Hall of Science (Group 2)
10/28/24, 1pm - 2:15pm
New York Hall of Science's (NYSCI) Great Hall was designed by Wallace K. Harrison for the 1964 World's Fair and is one of the few structures that remains standing. Harrison's...
Building of the Day: New York Hall of Science (Group 1)
10/28/24, 12pm - 1:15pm
New York Hall of Science's (NYSCI) Great Hall was designed by Wallace K. Harrison for the 1964 World's Fair and is one of the few structures that remains standing. Harrison's...
Building of the Day: Lever House
10/25/24, 11am - 12:15pm
This tour is sold out. Please add yourself to the waitlist. Commercial office design was forever changed with the completion of SOM’s Lever House in 1952 as the first International...
Building of the Day: Grey Art Museum
10/24/24, 12pm - 1:15pm
NYU worked with Ennead Architects to design renovated facilities that highlight the importance of the arts on campus and reshape the visitor experience. Among the major improvements are the Cottrell-Lovett...
Building of the Day: HELP ONE
10/23/24, 10am - 11:15am
HELP ONE, a four-building mixed-use complex, comprises nearly a full city block in East New York, Brooklyn. Phase I of this sustainability-focused project provides affordable and supportive housing for vulnerable...
Building of the Day: One Domino Square
10/22/24, 12pm - 1:15pm
Newly opened in 2024, this 700,000-square-foot, mixed-use development is the third residential building on the historic Domino Sugar Refinery site in Williamsburg. It features two towers atop a shared seven-story...
CANCELED – Building of the Day: W New York – Union Square
10/21/24, 12pm - 1:15pm
W New York - Union Square
This tour has been canceled. In 2000, the historic Beaux-Arts style Guardian Life Building insurance building was adapted into the W New York – Union Square by Rockwell Group. The...
Building of the Day: Triangle Fire Memorial
10/18/24, 11am - 12:15pm
The Triangle Fire Memorial honors the victims and legacy of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire—a pivotal event in US and labor history. Its textured, stainless steel “ribbon” on the...
Building of the Day: Institute for Studies on Latin American Art
10/17/24, 11am - 12:15pm
Institute for Studies on Latin American Art
A new downtown home for the Institute for Studies on Latin American Art, the project is the culmination of two years of close collaboration between the architects and ISLAA to...
Building of the Day: Nine Chapel
10/16/24, 4pm - 6pm
This tour is sold out. Please add yourself to the waitlist. Development firm Tankhouse and architecture firm SO-IL have collaborated to introduce Nine Chapel, a new Downtown Brooklyn condominium building...
Building of the Day: Domino Sugar Refinery
10/14/24, 12pm - 1:15pm
This tour is sold out. Please add yourself to the waitlist. The Domino Sugar Refinery is the lone remaining historic building within a 19th century industrial complex. The historic shell...
Building of the Day: Far Rockaway Library
10/12/24, 10am - 11:15pm
The Far Rockaway Library in Queens is designed as a collaboration between Snøhetta and Brooklyn-based contemporary artist José Parlá to reflect Far Rockaway’s diversity and dynamism. Clad in fritted, colored...
Building of the Day: 425 Grand Concourse
10/10/24, 12pm - 1:15pm
425 Grand Concourse, designed by Dattner Architects and developed by Trinity Financial and MBD, is one of the largest Passive House projects in the country. This mixed-use development includes 277...
Building of the Day: Bronx River Greenway/Starlight Park
10/5/24, 12pm - 1:15pm
A new gem of the Bronx River, Starlight Park, has opened as a reclaimed, reconstructed, and expanded park. When you cross the pedestrian bridge at East 177th Street, you will...
Building of the Day: NYPL Inwood Branch
10/4/24, 12pm - 1:15pm
The new library branch is part of a broader project by New York City Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), in partnership with The New York Public Library, to create affordable...
Building of the Day: 520 Fifth Avenue
10/2/24, 12pm - 1:45pm
This tour is sold out. Please add yourself to the waitlist. Set to be the tallest residential building on Fifth Avenue, Manhattan’s most prestigious business and retail thoroughfare, 520 Fifth...
AIANY Women in Architecture: 100 Flatbush Tour
9/21/24, 11am - 12pm
100 Flatbush
Join the AIANY Women in Architecture Committee for an exclusive tour of 100 Flatbush, part of the Alloy Block in Downtown Brooklyn. This development is part of a masterplan that integrates...
Fire Island Pines Midcentury Modern House Tour (Opt. A, w/transport from NYC)
6/1/24, 10am - 5:30pm
Center for Architecture
To mark the fifth anniversary of the formation of AIA New York's Custom Residential Architects Network (AIANY CRAN), the chapter is pleased to present an all day outing and survey...
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Fire Island Pines Midcentury Modern House Tour (Opt. B, tours only)
6/1/24, 2pm - 5:30pm
Fire Island Pines
To mark the fifth anniversary of the formation of AIA New York's Custom Residential Architects Network (AIANY CRAN), the chapter is pleased to present an all-day outing and survey of the...
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Building of the Day: Cathedral of St. John the Divine Crossing Dome Roof
5/21/24, 1pm - 3pm
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
As part of NYCxDESIGN, the Center for Architecture will host a preview of Archtober programming the week of May 20. Join us Tuesday, May 21 for a tour of Cathedral of...
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Building of the Day: The Gilder Center
5/20/24, 12pm - 1pm
American Museum of Natural History
As part of NYCxDESIGN, the Center for Architecture will host a preview of Archtober programming the week of May 20. Join us on Monday, May 20 for a tour of The Gilder Center....
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Building Tour: Lever House
4/3/24, 5pm - 6:30pm
Lever House
At the time of its completion in 1952, Reyner Banham said of Lever House “it gave architectural expression to an age just as the age was being born.” Lever House...
POSTPONED – Project Tour: NYU Rubin Hall EnerPHit Historic Retrofit
1/18/24, 3pm - 5pm
NYU Rubin Hall
Please note: This tour has been postponed. We will announce the future date as soon as possible! Join an exclusive construction site tour for a concise and insightful glimpse into...
Building Tour: City Tech Health Science Complex
1/12/24, 10am - 11:30am
New York City College of Technology, "City Tech"
Please join AIANY Science and Research Facilities Committee on a tour of the New York College of Technology (City Tech) Health Science Complex in Brooklyn, NY. The tour will be...
Guidance for Emerging Sustainable Design Warriors: House Tour
12/3/23, 11:30am - 4pm
The Von Mueller House and the Park Slope House
The first tour (House 1:The Von Mueller House in Midwood/Flatbush Area) will be offered at 11:30 AM–1:00 PM and the second tour (House 2: Park Slope House in Park Slope Area) will...
Building Tour: Cohen Community Food Rescue Center for City Harvest
11/20/23, 4pm - 6:30pm
City Harvest Food Rescue Center
Join us for a one-hour tour of the recently completed Cohen Community Food Rescue Center for City Harvest in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. This adaptive reuse project was completed as a...
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Building of the Day: Louis Armstrong Center
10/31/23, 12pm - 1pm
Louis Armstrong Center
The Louis Armstrong Center is across the street from the existing Louis Armstrong House Museum in the Corona section of Queens. the new two-story, 14,000-square-foot center celebrates the life and legacy...
Building of the Day: Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
10/29/23, 12pm - 1pm
Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art
The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art — founded by Jacques Marchais (1887-1948), an important collector and respected expert — replicates the monasteries of Lhasa, containing unique artifacts reflecting art,...
Building of the Day: Robert Olnick Pavilion, Magazzino Italian Art
10/28/23, 12pm - 2pm
Magazzino Italian Art
Join Archtober's first tour upstate to The Robert Olnick Pavilion, the second building on Magazzino Italian Art’s campus, is designed by architects Alberto Campo Baeza and Miguel Quismondo. The pavilion...
Building of the Day: Pace University, 15 Beekman
10/27/23, 12pm - 1pm
Pace University
Conceived as a vertical campus, 15 Beekman Street is Pace University’s new student-centered academic and residential tower in lower Manhattan. The first 11 stories of the building, designed by Architecture...
Building of the Day: One Madison Avenue
10/25/23, 12pm - 1pm
The adaptive reuse of One Madison Avenue adds an 18-story tower atop an updated, mid-century podium. Structurally, this is achieved by deploying an innovative mega-column system to support the tower...
Building of the Day: Idlewild Park Salt Marsh Learning Center
10/24/23, 12pm - 1pm
Idlewild Park Salt Marsh Environmental Science Learning Center
Designed for the Department of Parks and Recreation, the Idlewild Park Salt Marsh Environmental Science Learning Center offers classroom and exhibit space in the Idlewild Park Saltwater Marsh in Queens....
Building of the Day: Cathedral of St. John the Divine Crossing Dome Roof
10/23/23, 1pm - 3pm
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
Ennead and their consultants designed a new copper roof to protect the 120 year old Guastavino tile dome over the Cathedral's crossing and restored the interior of the dome. Our...
Building of the Day: Melrose North
10/22/23, 1pm - 2pm
Melrose North
Melrose North serves as a beacon for Morrisania, connecting to the neighborhood’s historic fabric while embracing its future. Featuring a 120-ft mural welcoming residents and visitors to the Bronx, the...
Building of the Day: NYU Bobst Library Special Collections – Group One
10/21/23, 12pm - 1pm
NYU Bobst Library
This tour will be offered at two times on October 21st: 12-1pm & 1-2pm. The Special Collections at NYU’s Bobst Library occupies two floors of the eleven-story library, located on...
Building of the Day: NYU Bobst Library Special Collections – Group Two
10/21/23, 1pm - 2pm
NYU Bobst Library
This tour will be offered at two times on October 21st: 12-1pm & 1-2pm. The Special Collections at NYU’s Bobst Library occupies two floors of the eleven-story library, located on...
Building of the Day: Hauser & Wirth 22nd Street
10/20/23, 12pm - 1pm
Hauser & Wirth
Selldorf Architects has collaborated with Hauser & Wirth on its spaces internationally since the founding of the gallery in 1992. In each location, the goal is always to create strong,...
Building of the Day: Jewish Theological Seminary
10/18/23, 12pm - 1pm
Jewish Theological Seminary
Founded in 1886, the Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is one of the premier Jewish institutions in the United States. To foster dialogue with a broader community, JTS sought to consolidate...
Building of the Day: Senior Affordable Passive House
10/16/23, 12pm - 1pm
A striking copper and grey-striated stucco courtyard building is carved into the steep rocky hillside opposite Fort Tryon Park in northern Manhattan. The Albert is a new 164-unit 100% affordable...
Building of the Day: Publicis Groupe’s Le Truc Clubhouse
10/15/23, 12pm - 1pm
In reimagining a creative workplace experience, A+I collaborated with the French advertising giant Publicis Groupe on the company’s flagship building in Manhattan. The resulting ‘Clubhouse for Creativity’ is a space...
Building of the Day: The Playground at the Seagram Building
10/14/23, 10:45am - 11:45am
The Seagram Building
Lying just below the Seagram Building’s iconic plaza and flanking fountains now sits one of the most unique amenities offerings in New York’s real estate market—The Playground. Accessed directly from...
ENYA Beyond The Boards: NYPL Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Renovation
10/14/23, 11am - 1pm
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
ENYA members will be led on a building tour of New York Public Library, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building Renovation, designed by Beyer Blinder Belle, as presented at the previous Beyond...
Building of the Day: International Center of Photography
10/13/23, 12pm - 1pm
International Center of Photography
The International Center of Photography (ICP) enlisted Gensler to realize its 20-year goal of unifying its museum and school under one roof. As the cultural anchor of Essex Crossing, Gensler...
ENYA Beyond The Boards: Reenvisioning The Met’s Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
10/13/23, 3pm - 6pm
Metropolitan Museum of Art Rockefeller Wing
ENYA members will be led on a building tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Michael C. Rockefeller Wing Renovation, designed by Beyer Blinder Belle and WHY Architects, as presented...
Building of the Day: Bronx Point
10/12/23, 12pm - 2pm
Bronx Point
Bronx Point is a transformative, community-oriented, mixed-use development that will bring dynamic commercial/retail and community facility uses, affordable housing to the South Bronx. The project seeks to reconnect neighbors to...
Building of the Day: SAGE Center Brooklyn at Stonewall House
10/11/23, 12pm - 1pm
SAGE Center Brooklyn at Stonewall House
SAGE Center is housed on the ground floor of the Stonewall House Senior Residences. The primary audience is the elder LGBTQ+ community for whom it provides services but everyone is...
Building of the Day: City Kids Education Center
10/10/23, 6pm - 7pm
City Kids Education Center
City Kids is a new childhood education center located in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The project is an adaptive reuse of a former lumber warehouse located under an existing high rise residential...
Building of the Day: Bronx Children’s Museum
10/9/23, 10am - 11am
Bronx Children's Museum
Located on the banks of the Harlem River, the Bronx Children's Museum aims to engage children with the connectivity of urban culture and the natural world. The design catalyzes the...
Building of the Day: East Flatbush Library
10/7/23, 12pm - 1pm
East Flatbush Library
The renovation of the East Flatbush Branch Library represents a key moment in the public life of this community. As the affluence of the city increases and income levels and...
Building of the Day: 550 Madison Avenue Garden
10/6/23, 12pm - 1pm
As the design architect and landscape architect, Snøhetta has repositioned the landmarked 1980s tower originally designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee for a new age while transforming an existing...
Building of the Day: 30 Morningside
10/5/23, 12pm - 1pm
30 Morningside
Adapting St. Luke’s Hospital by Ernest Flagg, 1896-1928, into apartments within five French Renaissance Revival-style pavilions across from Morningside Park, the conversion builds on Flagg’s maximizing light and air around...
Building of the Day: Powerhouse Arts
10/2/23, 12pm - 2pm
Powerhouse Arts
Powerhouse Arts is a new 170,000-square feet art fabrication facility and event space located in Gowanus, Brooklyn. The project included the renovation of the abandoned former Turbine Hall of the...
Open House at BassamFellows HQ: Remodeling a 1950s Philip Johnson Building
9/30/23, 10:30am - 12pm
BassamFellows Headquaters
AIANY Custom Residential Architects Network is celebrating the launch of Archtober with an open house at the midcentury-modern headquarters of environmentally conscious furniture and lifestyle designers BassamFellows, located in Ridgefield, CT. The...
Open House at BassamFellows HQ and Private Tour of The Glass House
9/30/23, 10:30am - 4pm
BassamFellows Headquaters
AIANY Custom Residential Architects Network is celebrating the launch of Archtober with an open house at the midcentury-modern headquarters of environmentally conscious furniture and lifestyle designers BassamFellows, located in Ridgefield, CT, followed...
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Hard Hat Tour: Landmark Brownstone Renovation with THINK and Team (Tour 2)
9/23/23, 10am - 11:30am
THINK Townhouse Construction Site
THINK Construction and AIANY Custom Residential Architects Network invite AIANY members to take a hard hat tour of a state-of-the-art renovation of a historic brownstone to explore the strategies used...
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Hard Hat Tour: Landmark Brownstone Renovation with THINK and Team (Tour 1)
9/22/23, 4pm - 5:30pm
THINK Townhouse Construction Site
THINK Construction and the AIANY Custom Residential Architects Network invite members to take a hard hat tour of a state-of-the-art renovation of a historic brownstone to explore the strategies used...
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Building Tour: Architecture and the Axis of Time with Robert Wilson
8/17/23, 4pm - 8pm
We are pleased to present VIEWPOINTS: Architecture + The Axis of Time with Robert Wilson. This panel discussion, in partnership with The American Institute of Architects (AIANY), will include Enric Ruiz...
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Building Tour: Rheingold by Magnusson Architecture and Planning
6/22/23, 4pm - 5pm
Rheingold Senior Housing
AIANY Building Science Committee is excited to bring you a tour of the Rheingold by Magnusson Architecture and Planning at Montieth St, Brooklyn, NY, 11206. Located in a rapidly changing,...
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Building Tour: Lincoln Center David Geffen Hall
6/8/23, 3pm - 5pm
David Geffen Hall
Join Archtober for a two-hour tour of the newly renovated David Geffen Hall, home to the New York Philharmonic, at Lincoln Center. The project reimagines David Geffen Hall's full interior...
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Building Tour: Rockefeller Center’s Rink Concourse
5/31/23, 6pm - 8pm
30 Rockefeller Plaza
Join us for a 90-minute tour of Rockefeller Center’s recently renovated rink concourse, designed by New York-based INC Architecture & Design. The tour will be led by Adam Rolston, Creative...
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Archtober Building of the Day Preview: David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
5/26/23, 12pm - 1:30pm
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center
As part of NYCxDESIGN, the Center for Architecture will host an Archtober preview featuring three building tours the week of May 22. Join us on Friday, May 26 for a tour of David...
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Archtober Building of the Day Preview: John A. Paulson Center at NYU
5/25/23, 12pm - 1:30pm
John A. Paulson Center at NYU
As part of NYCxDESIGN, the Center for Architecture will host an Archtober preview featuring three building tours the week of May 22. Join us on Thursday, May 25 for a tour of the...
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Archtober Building of the Day Preview: Adams Street Library
5/23/23, 12pm - 1pm
Adams Street Library
As part of NYCxDESIGN, the Center for Architecture will host an Archtober preview featuring three building tours the week of May 22. Join us on Tuesday, May 23 for a tour of Brooklyn...
Building Tour: Frick Madison
4/28/23, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
The Frick Madison
Join us for a one-hour tour of The Frick Collection’s temporary home in Marcel Breuer’s brutalist design while the permanent home of the museum and library undergoes a renovation and...
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Building Tour: Moynihan Train Hall
3/11/23, 10am - 12pm
Moynihan Train Hall
Meet at the 33rd Street mid-block entrance to Moynihan Train Hall, 350 W. 33rd Street New York, NY 10001 (between 8th & 9th Avenues). Join the AIANY Transportation and Infrastructure Committee...
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Building Tour: Columbia Business School
11/4/22, 3pm - 5pm
Columbia Business School, Manhattanville
Join us for a tour of the new home of the Columbia University's Business School. Columbia Business School’s new home spans approximately 492,000 square feet across two buildings that reflect...
Building of the Day: David Geffen Hall
10/31/22, 12pm - 1pm
David Geffen Hall
This tour is currently sold out. Add yourself to the waitlist. The complete reimagining and transformation of David Geffen Hall reconceives the entire facility within its existing historic facades to...
Building of the Day: Hudson Commons
10/30/22, 12pm - 1pm
Hudson Commons
This tour is currently sold out. Add yourself to the waitlist. Hudson Commons is a repositioned office tower that maintains the expression of the neighborhood with new Class-A workspace. KPF...
Building of the Day: Mandala Lab at the Rubin Museum of Art
10/29/22, 3pm - 4pm
The Rubin Museum of Art
The Mandala Lab, on the 3rd floor of the Rubin Museum of Art, is a 2,700 square foot interactive space for social and emotional learning inspired by the Tibetan Buddhist...
Building of the Day: Queens Museum Panorama
10/28/22, 1pm - 2pm
Queens Museum
Experience New York City from above without leaving the ground in a special tour of the Panorama of the City of New York at the Queens Museum. Beginning with the...
Building of the Day: Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum
10/26/22, 12pm - 1pm
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum
Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, located on a nine-acre site within Pelham Bay Park, is an educational resource and cultural destination. The museum is charged with preserving and maintaining the ca. 1836-1842...
Building of the Day: Eagle West
10/24/22, 12pm - 1pm
Eagle West
This tour is currently sold out. Add yourself to the waitlist. The towers of Eagle + West are carefully crafted as they rise from a single block. The north tower...
Building of the Day: The Peninsula
10/23/22, 12pm - 1pm
The Peninsula
What was once the 4.75-acre site of a jail for young offenders has become a nexus of creativity, entrepreneurship, and wellness in the Bronx neighborhood of Hunts Point. The Peninsula...
Building of the Day: Brooklyn Public Library Brooklyn Heights Branch
10/22/22, 10am - 11am
Brooklyn Public Library: Brooklyn Heights Branch
Gensler's redesign of the 27,000-square-foot BPL Brooklyn Heights Branch, the largest branch in Brooklyn, creates a welcoming space for all. Connected by a prominent stair, the mezzanine overlooks the ground...
Building of the Day: Columbia University Business School & The Square
10/21/22, 12pm - 2pm
Columbia University Business School
This tour is currently sold out. Add yourself to the waitlist. Columbia Business School’s new home spans approximately 492,000 square feet across two buildings that reflect the fast-paced, high-tech, and...
Building of the Day: Battery Playscape
10/19/22, 12pm - 1pm
Battery Playscape
The Battery Playscape sits at the tip of Manhattan where land meets sea, locals meet tourists, and the bustle of the city yields to the presence of nature. Conceived after...
Building of the Day: Higgins Engineering & Science Center
10/17/22, 12pm - 1pm
Higgins Engineering & Science Center
The Higgins Engineering & Science Center strengthens the identity of Manhattan College’s South Campus, elevates STEM education with state-of-the-art facilities, and creates a new distinct home for the engineering department,...
Building of the Day: The Carolina
10/15/22, 10:30am - 11:30am
The Carolina
The Carolina provides 400 units of critically needed affordable housing to East Harlem. The building seeks to re-knit neighborhood street life with residential communities and local organizations through a resilient,...
Building of the Day: Front and York
10/15/22, 1pm - 2pm
Front and York
This tour is currently sold out. Add yourself to the waitlist. Front & York adapts Dumbo's historic warehouse aesthetic at a grand scale with a contemporary residential reinterpretation. The 1,200,000-square-foot...
Building of the Day: Snug Harbor Cultural Center Music Hall Addition
10/14/22, 12pm - 1:30pm
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden
This addition to the Music Hall houses support spaces that enable a more comprehensive range of programs and performances. It provides ADA accessibility and fosters a feeling of community between...
Building of the Day: Irish Arts Center
10/13/22, 12pm - 1pm
Irish Arts Center
The Irish Arts Center (IAC) is a place for creation and development of new productions, a venue that supports cross-collaborations between US and Irish artists in many disciplines, and a...
Building of the Day: Waterline Square Park
10/12/22, 12pm - 1pm
Waterline Square Park
This tour is currently sold out. Add yourself to the waitlist. Waterline Square Park is a new civic focal point in an emerging residential district in midtown Manhattan. Organized along...
Building Tour: One Vanderbilt
10/11/22, 3pm - 4pm
One Vanderbilt
Join us for a tour of One Vanderbilt, a 93-story supertall skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF). The tour will be led by members of...
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Building of the Day: Covenant House New York
10/10/22, 12pm - 1pm
Covenant House New York
Born out of a creative real estate transaction, Covenant House New York sits in the evolving community of Hell’s Kitchen. The building’s design is hand crafted and humanely scaled to...
Building of the Day: The Brant Foundation New York
10/9/22, 12pm - 1pm
The Brant Foundation New York
This tour is currently sold out. Add yourself to the waitlist. Constructed in the 1920s, this East Village building served as a ConEd substation, as the studio of Walter DeMaria,...
Building of the Day: New York Public Library Charleston Branch
10/8/22, 11am - 12pm
Charleston Library
The Charleston Branch of the New York Public Library is a 10,000-square-foot community library inspired by the masonry craft heritage of the community. The building is designed to operate as...
Building of the Day: Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park
10/8/22, 3pm - 4pm
Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park
Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park is the only park of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. Inspired by urban rooftop designs in Japan, this 28-acre, multi-level landscaped recreational rises 69...
Building of the Day: City Harvest’s Cohen Community Food Rescue Center
10/6/22, 12pm - 1pm
City Harvest
In 2022, City Harvest, the first and largest food rescue organization in New York City, moved its food rescue and delivery operations to Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Working with Ennead Architects...
Building of the Day: SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
10/4/22, 11am - 12pm
SUMMIT One Vanderbilt
This tour is currently sold out. Add yourself to the waitlist. SUMMIT One Vanderbilt is a four-story observation complex that envisions new ways of inhabiting the skyline. The state-of-the-art promontory...
Building of the Day: Battery Maritime Building
10/3/22, 12pm - 1pm
Battery Maritime Building
This tour is currently sold out. Add yourself to the waitlist. The Battery Maritime Building, a 1909 historic ferry terminal at the southern tip of Manhattan, was once the crown...
Building of the Day: New York Public Library Van Cortlandt Branch
10/1/22, 3pm - 4pm
New York Public Library Van Cortlandt Branch
For NYPL's Van Cortlandt Branch, Andrew Berman Architect evaluated the suitability of a 6,500-square-foot vacant building, which had been constructed in 2007 to serve as a group residence, for conversion...
Building Tour: Amant by SO – IL
9/24/22, 12pm - 2pm
Amant
Amant is a non-profit arts organization in Brooklyn, New York founded in 2019. Amant is a non-collecting institution that fosters experimentation and dialogue through exhibitions, public programs, and artist residencies....
Building Tour: One Vanderbilt
6/18/22, 10am - 12pm
One Vanderbilt
Please join the AIANY Women in Architecture Committee for a tour of the award-winning, LEED Platinum, WELL Platinum One Vanderbilt tower. One Vanderbilt reached substantial completion in the fall of...
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Insider Tour: Weeksville Heritage Center (Late Tour)
5/17/22, 3pm - 5pm
Weeksville Heritage Center
Join the AIANY Historic Buildings Committee for a special in-depth tour of the Weeksville Heritage Center. In addition to learning about the important history of the site and touring the historic...
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Insider Tour: Weeksville Heritage Center (Early Tour)
5/17/22, 2pm - 4pm
Weeksville Heritage Center
Join the AIANY Historic Buildings Committee for a special in-depth tour of the Weeksville Heritage Center. In addition to learning about the important history of the site and touring the historic...
Building Tour of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine
4/29/22, 3pm - 5pm
Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center
The AIANY Cultural Facilities Committee invites you to join us for a special tour of the Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at the World Trade Center. The...
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Building of the Day: Northeast Bronx YMCA
10/30/21, 12pm - 1pm
Northeast Bronx YMCA
*This event is offered in person; proof of vaccination (for those eligible) and masking are required in order to attend. Exact meeting locations will be emailed to attendees the day prior...
Building of the Day: 11 Hoyt
10/29/21, 12pm - 1pm
11 Hoyt
*This event is offered in person; proof of vaccination (for those eligible) and masking are required in order to attend. Exact meeting locations will be emailed to attendees the day prior...
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Building of the Day: The Africa Center
10/28/21, 1pm - 2pm
Zoom
The Africa Center is a new museum and cultural institute in New York City. The 70,000 square foot space exists within a residential tower, designed by Robert A.M. Stern, sited...
Building of the Day: Daily Paper Store
10/27/21, 12pm - 1pm
Daily Paper Store
*This event is offered in person; proof of vaccination (for those eligible) and masking are required in order to attend. Exact meeting locations will be emailed to attendees the day prior...
Building of the Day: Moynihan Train Hall
10/25/21, 12pm - 1pm
Moynihan Train Hall
*This event is offered in person; proof of vaccination (for those eligible) and masking are required in order to attend. Exact meeting locations will be emailed to attendees the day prior...
Building of the Day: Dia Chelsea
10/22/21, 12pm - 1pm
Dia Chelsea
*This event is offered in person; proof of vaccination (for those eligible) and masking are required in order to attend. Exact meeting locations will be emailed to attendees the day prior...
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Building of the Day: 168 Plymouth
10/21/21, 12pm - 1pm
168 Plymouth
*This event is offered in person; proof of vaccination (for those eligible) and masking are required in order to attend. Exact meeting locations will be emailed to attendees the day prior...
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Building of the Day: 1 Willoughby Square
10/20/21, 12pm - 1pm
1 Willoughby Square
*This event is offered in person; proof of vaccination (for those eligible) and masking are required in order to attend. Exact meeting locations will be emailed to attendees the day prior...
Building of the Day: 77 Washington
10/18/21, 12pm - 1pm
77 Washington Avenue
*This event is offered in person; proof of vaccination (for those eligible) and masking are required in order to attend. Exact meeting locations will be emailed to attendees the day prior...
Building of the Day: Hauser & Wirth 22nd Street
10/15/21, 12pm - 1pm
Hauser & Wirth 22nd Street
*This event is offered in person; proof of vaccination (for those eligible) and masking are required in order to attend. Exact meeting locations will be emailed to attendees the day prior...
Building of the Day: Saint Marks Place Brooklyn
10/14/21, 12pm - 1pm
Saint Marks Place
*This event is offered in person; proof of vaccination (for those eligible) and masking are required in order to attend. Exact meeting locations will be emailed to attendees the day prior...
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Building of the Day: NYBG Edible Academy
10/13/21, 12pm - 1pm
NYBG
*This event is offered in person; proof of vaccination (for those eligible) and masking are required in order to attend. Exact meeting locations will be emailed to attendees the day prior...
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Building of the Day: National Museum of the American Indian in New York
10/11/21, 12pm - 1pm
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
*This event is offered in person; proof of vaccination (for those eligible) and masking are required in order to attend. Exact meeting locations will be emailed to attendees the day prior...
Building of the Day: Alice Austen House
10/9/21, 1pm - 2pm
Alice Austen House
*This event is offered in person; proof of vaccination (for those eligible) and masking are required in order to attend. Exact meeting locations will be emailed to attendees the day prior...
Building of the Day: The Waterline Club
10/8/21, 12pm - 1pm
The Waterline Club
*This event is offered in person; proof of vaccination (for those eligible) and masking are required in order to attend. Exact meeting locations will be emailed to attendees the day prior...
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Building of the Day: Amant Foundation
10/7/21, 12pm - 1pm
Amant Foundation
*This event is offered in person; proof of vaccination (for those eligible) and masking are required in order to attend. Exact meeting locations will be emailed to attendees the day prior...
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Building of the Day: 130 William
10/6/21, 12pm - 1pm
130 William
*This event is offered in person; proof of vaccination (for those eligible) and masking are required in order to attend. Exact meeting locations will be emailed to attendees the day prior...
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Building of the Day: Little Island (Tour 1)
10/1/21, 11am - 12pm
Little Island
*This event is offered in person; proof of vaccination (for those eligible) and masking are required in order to attend. Exact meeting locations will be emailed to attendees the day prior...
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Building of the Day: Little Island (Tour 2)
10/1/21, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Little Island
*This event is offered in person; proof of vaccination (for those eligible) and masking are required in order to attend. Exact meeting locations will be emailed to attendees the day prior...
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library Tour
8/13/21, 6pm - 8pm
Please join the AIANY Women in Architecture Committee for a tour of the recently completed Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library. The New York Public Library officially opened its completely renovated central...
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Building of the Day: Jones Beach Center
5/13/21, 2pm - 3pm
Webinar
*This event is occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program.* Designed as a “chalet for all”, the new net-zero Jones Beach Energy...
CANCELED – Private Tour: The Brant Foundation Art Study Center
3/18/20, 6pm - 8pm
The Brant Foundation Art Study Center, 421 E 6th St, New York, NY 10009
*This event has been canceled due to public health concerns. Please join us at another event in the future.* Join the AIANY Interiors Committee for a private tour of the Brant Foundation...
Building of the Day: Tenement Museum
10/31/19, 9am - 10am
Tenement Museum
Architect: Perkins Eastman The Tenement Museum has been transformed from dilapidated, structurally comprised tenement buildings built in the 1860s into a cultural destination and civic resource in NYC of immeasurable worth....
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Building of the Day: 10 Jay Street
10/30/19, 12pm - 1pm
10 Jay Street
Architect: ODA New York Originally the Arbuckle Brothers sugar refinery, 10 Jay stands at an ideal location, flush with waterfront views to integrate innovative design with the site’s landmark heritage....
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Building of the Day: 121 East 22nd Street
10/29/19, 1pm - 2pm
121 East 22nd Street
Architect: OMA 121 East 22nd is OMA’s first ground-up building and residential complex in Manhattan. The design was conceived from its site, which straddles two separate and different neighborhoods: a...
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Building of the Day: Barnard College The Milstein Center for Teaching & Learning
10/28/19, 12pm - 1pm
Barnard Milstein Center for Teaching & Learning
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Located at the heart of the campus, the Milstein Center for Teaching and Learning is a new kind of library that transforms the undergraduate experience at...
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Building of the Day: Fraunces Tavern Museum
10/27/19, 12pm - 1pm
Fraunces Tavern Museum
Original architect: Unknown; Renovation architect: William H. Mersereau (1907) This program is organized in conjunction with Archtober, New York City’s month-long architecture and design festival. — All Archtober sales are...
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Building of the Day: Greenpoint Library + Environmental Education Center
10/26/19, 12pm - 1pm
Greenpoint Library + Environmental Education Center
Architect: Marble Fairbanks Currently under construction and expected to open at the end of 2019, the Greenpoint Library and Environmental Education Center will be a 15,000 sf community library and hub...
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Building of the Day: The Museum of Modern Art Renovation and Expansion
10/25/19, 9am - 10am
MoMA
Lead architect: Diller Scofidio + Renfro; Collaborating architect: Gensler The Museum of Modern Art is undergoing a renovation and expansion that will increase gallery space by 30% and will enhance...
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Building of the Day: Bronx Music Hall
10/24/19, 3pm - 5pm
Bronx Music Hall
Architect: WXY Architecture + Urban Design WXY was commissioned to design the new Bronx Music Hall, a 14,000-square-foot performing arts venue. The Bronx Music Heritage Center is designed to honor...
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Building of the Day: Statue of Liberty Museum
10/23/19, 8am - 10am
Statue of Liberty Museum
Architect: FXCollaborative The new Statue of Liberty Museum is conceived as an extension of the park, and is accesible to all of its 4.5 million yearly visitors without additional security clearances....
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Building of the Day: Greenwich West
10/22/19, 12pm - 1pm
Greenwich West
Design architect: Loci Anima / Executive Architect: Adamson Associate Architects / Interior Design: Sébastien Seqers Architecte Francoise Raynaud’s Loci Anima, her first New York condominium, is in symbiosis with the...
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Building of the Day: Eleven Madison Park Restaurant
10/21/19, 12pm - 1pm
11 Madison Park Restaurant
Architect: Allied Works Architecture The renovation of Eleven Madison Park drew inspiration from neighboring Madison Square Park through the quality and color of light, the textures and patterns of foliage,...
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Building of the Day: Madison Square Boys & Girls Club Pinkerton Clubhouse
10/18/19, 12pm - 1pm
Madison Square Boys & Girls Club Pinkerton Clubhouse
Architect: Rogers Partners Located in Upper Harlem, the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club’s new four-story, 45,000 square-foot Pinkerton Clubhouse is a model for the next generation of Boys & Girls...
Building of the Day: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
10/17/19, 10am - 11:30am
NYPL
Original Architect: Carrère & Hastings (1911); Rose Reading Room Renovation: WJE Engineers & Architects with Evergreene Architectural Arts (2016) Join us for a tour of the building presented by Keith...
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Building of the Day: Moxy East Village
10/16/19, 12pm - 1pm
Moxy East Village
Interior Design Architect: Rockwell GroupExterior Architect/Interior AOR: Stonehill Taylor Opening fall 2019, Moxy East Village is located in the heart of New York’s East Village. Conceived by Rockwell Group as...
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Building of the Day: Brooklyn Botanic Garden Visitor Center
10/15/19, 1pm - 2pm
BBG
Architect: Weiss/Manfredi Opened in 2012, the Diane H. and Joseph S. Steinberg Visitor Center seamlessly melds architecture and landscape. Designed by Weiss/Manfredi, the Visitor Center has earned LEED Gold certification,...
Building of the Day: 75 Kenmare
10/14/19, 12pm - 1pm
75 Kenmare
Architect: Andre Kikoski Architect; Interiors: Kravitz Design 75 Kenmare is a NYC luxury condo designed by architect Andre Kikoski with interiors by Kravitz Design, founded by legendary music icon Lenny...
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Building of the Day: Empire Landing
10/13/19, 12pm - 1pm
Empire Landing
Architect: SHoP Architects Empire Landing is a new retail and entertainment destination on the Staten Island waterfront. Located on a large, steeply sloping site adjacent to the Staten Island Ferry...
Building of the Day: Merchant’s House Museum
10/12/19, 10:30am - 11:30am
Merchant's House Museum
Architect: Unknown (1832) Come explore the architecture of the 1832 Merchant’s House, Manhattan’s first designated landmark. This tour includes the rarely seen bedrooms on the third floor (now staff offices), and...
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Building of the Day: Hunters Point Library
10/11/19, 12pm - 1pm
Hunters Point Library
Architect: Steven Holl Architects Hunters Point Library is the Queens Public Library’s first new library to be added to its system since 2007, bringing to 63 the total number of branches...
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Building of the Day: Solar Carve (40 Tenth Ave)
10/10/19, 3pm - 4pm
Solar Carve
Architect: Studio Gang Sculpted by the angles of the sun, Solar Carve explores how shaping architecture in response to solar access and other site-specific criteria can expand its positive impact. The...
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Building of the Day: Pratt Student Union
10/9/19, 12pm - 1pm
Pratt Student Union
Architect: Matiz Architecture & Design The Pratt Student Union features three interconnected levels of open areas that encourage its use as a key campus circulation element. A large stepped platform acts...
Tour of Squarespace’s New York City Headquarters
10/9/19, 4pm - 5pm
Squarespace's New York City Headquarters, 8 Clarkson Street
Join the AIANY Marketing and Communications Committee for a tour at Squarespace’s New York City headquarters, with interiors designed by A+I. Understand how the design firm translated Squarespace’s mission to...
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Building of the Day: Building 77
10/8/19, 12pm - 1pm
Building 77
Architect: Marvel Architects Building 77 is a one-million-square-foot building constructed in 1942. The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation selected Marvel Architects to envision a new entrance to the repurposed building and...
Building of the Day: Vilcek Foundation
10/7/19, 12pm - 1pm
Vilcek Foundation
Architect: Architecture Research Office This extensive renovation transforms a landmarked five-story structure into a new home that supports the Vilcek Foundation’s mission to “raise awareness of immigrant contributions in America and...
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Building of the Day: Fort Wadsworth
10/6/19, 12pm - 2pm
Fort Wadsworth
Architect: Unknown Led by a parks ranger and an architect for the National Parks Service, the tour will explore one of the historic fortifications located within Fort Wadsworth. The fortifications date...
Building of the Day: Church of the Transfiguration
10/5/19, 1pm - 3pm
Church of the Transfiguration
Architect: Jonas Mulokas This tour will visit the Roman Catholic Church of the Transfiguration, a unique structure in Queens’ Maspeth neighborhood, combining mid-century design and Lithuanian folk elements. Constructed in 1962...
Building of the Day: NYBG Edible Academy
10/4/19, 12pm - 1pm
NYBG
Architect: Cooper Robertson Conceived of as a collection of indoor/outdoor structures connected to expansive vegetable gardens and a dramatic wooded context, NYBG’s Edible Academy is a year-round teaching center focusing on...
Building of the Day: One Vanderbilt
10/3/19, 12pm - 1pm
One Vanderbilt
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates Set to become the tallest office tower in Midtown, One Vanderbilt’s tapered massing is comprised of four interlocking volumes that spiral upward to create a...
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Building of the Day: Brooklyn Children’s Museum
10/2/19, 12pm - 1pm
Brooklyn Children's Museum
Original architect: Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates (1977); Renovation architect: Rafael Viñoly Architects (2008); Rooftop canopy: Toshiko Mori (2015); Rooftop terrace: Future Green Studio (2017) Seeking expanded capacity to serve a...
Building of the Day: Hispanic Society Museum & Library
10/1/19, 12pm - 1pm
Hispanic Society
Original architect: Charles Pratt Huntington (1906); Renovation architects: Selldorf Architects and Beyer Blinder Belle (ongoing) Behind the scenes tour; while the building is closed for renovation enjoy special access to...
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Project Tour: Brownstone Townhouse Renovation
9/21/19, 10am - 1pm
125 West 87th Street
Please join the AIANY Women in Architecture (WIA) for a tour of a brownstone townhouse renovation in the Upper West Side, hosted by WIA members Ada Ko of Ogawa Depardon Architects and...
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Annual Hamptons Tour: Wuehrer House – a Record Houses 2019 Winner
6/29/19, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Wuehrer House
Join the AIANY Interiors Committee in Amagansett, NY for the Annual Hamptons Tour. This year’s tour will take participants to Wuehrer house, designed by Jerome Engelking and built in 2018. Located...
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Tour of the Flatiron Institute: Design as Catalyst for Collaboration
6/27/19, 6pm - 8pm
Flatiron Institute, 162 Fifth Avenue (Entrance on 21st Street, just West of Fifth Avenue)
Join us for a tour of the Flatiron Institute, which was launched to advance scientific research through computational methods, including data analysis, theory, modeling, and simulation. The institute, an internal research...
Building of the Day: Bronx River Greenway River House
5/17/19, 11am - 12pm
Bronx River Greenway River House
As part of NYCxDESIGN, the Center for Architecture will host an Archtober preview featuring five days of building tours across the five boroughs, with a focus on cultural institutions. Join us...
Building of the Day: Noguchi Museum Renovation
5/16/19, 1pm - 2pm
Noguchi Museum
As part of NYCxDESIGN, the Center for Architecture will host an Archtober preview featuring five days of building tours across the five boroughs, with a focus on cultural institutions. Join...
Building of the Day: National Lighthouse Museum
5/15/19, 6pm - 7pm
Staten Island Lighthouse Museum
As part of NYCxDESIGN, the Center for Architecture will host an Archtober preview featuring five days of building tours across the five boroughs, with a focus on cultural institutions. Join...
Building of the Day: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
5/14/19, 6pm - 7pm
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
As part of NYCxDESIGN, the Center for Architecture will host an Archtober preview featuring five days of building tours across the five boroughs, with a focus on cultural institutions. Join...
Building of the Day: BRIC Arts Media House & UrbanGlass
5/13/19, 12pm - 1pm
BRIC Arts Media House & UrbanGlass
As part of NYCxDESIGN, the Center for Architecture will host an Archtober preview featuring five days of building tours across the five boroughs, with a focus on cultural institutions. Join us...
Project Tour: City Tech
4/27/19, 1pm - 3pm
New York City College of Technology, "City Tech"
Please join AIANY Women in Architecture Committee on a tour of City Tech, a new facility for the New York College of Technology in Brooklyn, NY. The tour will be...
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A Tour of Moynihan Train Hall Under Construction
3/8/19, 3pm - 5pm
Moynihan Train Station, Meet at NE corner of 9th Ave. and W 31st St.
Meet at the NE corner of 9th Ave. and West 31st St.. Join SOM’s senior designers on a hardhat construction tourof the monumental civic project to convert McKim, Mead & White’s 1913...
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The Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation Tour
2/13/19, 6:30pm - 8pm
The Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation
Join the AIANY Cultural Facilities Committee for a tour of The Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation, recently renovated by Ryall Sheridan Architects. The Foundation is headquartered in Milton Resnick’s...
Rescheduled – Building of the Day: Alice Austen House
11/3/18, 12pm - 1pm
Alice Austen House
*Due to inclement weather this tour has been moved from its original date of Saturday, October 27, to Saturday, November 3, 12-1pm. Clear Comfort (a.k.a. the Alice Austen House) was...
Building of the Day: Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park
10/31/18, 12pm - 1pm
Hunter's Point South Waterfront Park
Recently opened to the public, Phase II of Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park transforms 5.5 acres of abandoned industrial landscape into a new waterfront park. Phase II begins south of...
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Building of the Day: 123 Melrose
10/30/18, 12pm - 1pm
123 Melrose Street
Situated on the former site of Brooklyn’s Rheingold Brewery, the project will generate 1,000,000 square feet of apartment units in Bushwick, 20% of which will be affordable. The project will...
Building of the Day: African Burial Ground National Monument
10/29/18, 12pm - 1pm
African Burial Ground National Monument
It was in May 1991, while the US General Services Administration was preparing to build a federal office tower in Lower Manhattan at Broadway between Duane and Reade Streets, that...
Building of the Day: Ocean Wonders: Sharks!
10/28/18, 12pm - 1pm
New York Aquarium
Ocean Wonders: Sharks!, a new 50,000-square-foot building at the New York Aquarium, houses an exciting shark exhibition that conveys a sense of wonder of the ocean and an urgency regarding...
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Building of the Day: The Shed
10/26/18, 12pm - 1pm
The Shed
The Shed is New York’s first arts center dedicated to commissioning, producing, and presenting all types of performing arts, visual arts, and popular culture. The Shed’s building— an innovative 200,000-square-foot...
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Building of the Day: Sculpture Studio
10/25/18, 12pm - 1pm
Sculpture Studio
This project repurposes a long-underutilized industrial site to become a studio complex for a sculptor and his team. The artist employs digital fabrication technology as well as exquisite handwork to...
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Building of the Day: 325 Kent Avenue
10/24/18, 12pm - 1pm
325 Kent Avenue
325 Kent is the first building to be completed as part of SHoP’s Domino Sugar master plan. It comprises 500 residential rentals, 20% of which are offered at below-market rates....
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Building of the Day: Manhattanville Campus Plan, Jerome L. Greene Science Center
10/23/18, 12pm - 1pm
Columbia University Manhattanville Campus: Jerome L. Greene Science Center and The Forum
Columbia University in the City of New York has always been an urban institution. Science, art, communications, global issues, community, and energy are combined and stitched together in a...
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Building of the Day: Spyscape Museum
10/22/18, 12pm - 1pm
Spyscape Museum
A new interactive museum experience situated in the podium of 250W 55th St. The existing building is a 38-story office tower designed by SOM, completed in 2013. The museum is split...
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Building of the Day: Kew Gardens Hills Library
10/21/18, 11am - 12pm
Kew Gardens Hills Library
This new Kew Gardens Hills Library is designed to be a source of pride for the community. A perimeter of open rooms for adults, teens, children, and staff wraps a...
Building of the Day: 100 East 53rd Street
10/20/18, 12pm - 1pm
100 East 53rd Street
This 61-storey residential tower at 100 East 53rd Street continues the practice’s investigations into the nature of the tall building in New York, exploring the dynamic between the city and...
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Building of the Day: BBG The Shelby White and Leon Levy Water Garden
10/19/18, 12pm - 1pm
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
The Shelby White and Leon Levy Water Garden is a 1.5-acre wetland and riparian environment with a network of innovative water conservation features. It was designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh...
Building of the Day: Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse
10/18/18, 12pm - 1pm
Brooklyn Bridge Park Boathouse
Poised on riprap overlooking the water, a new boathouse extends from the Pier 5 Uplands of Brooklyn Bridge Park. The porous structure punctuates the rhythm of the one-and-a-half mile long...
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Building of the Day: Dock 72
10/17/18, 12pm - 1pm
Dock 72
Inspired by the forms of the vessels that were once built in the Navy Yard, the building’s “V-shaped” structural columns lift the ship-like structure above the floodplain and form dual...
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Building of the Day: R & Company
10/16/18, 12pm - 1pm
R & Company
In June 2018, R & Company, a pre-eminent design gallery, opened its second location in Tribeca at 64 White Street. The renovated 1869 cast-iron building, designed by Kulapat Yantrasast of...
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Inaugural Family-Friendly Building of the Day: Hayes Theater
10/15/18, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Hayes Theater
Architect: Rockwell Group This tour is only for students in grades 5-8, accompanied by an adult. Join us for our inaugural family-friendly Building of the Day tour! Guided by a...
Building of the Day: Hayes Theater
10/15/18, 2pm - 3pm
Hayes Theater
In 2015, Second Stage Theater purchased the landmarked Hayes Theater on Broadway, with a goal of dedicating it to contemporary works of theater by living American playwrights. After a two-year...
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Building of the Day: The Marcel Breuer Buildings at Bronx Community College
10/12/18, 12pm - 1:30pm
Bronx Community College
This tour will showcase five Marcel Breuer-designed buildings constructed on the uptown NYU campus (now Bronx Community College) between 1959 and 1970. These modernist structures of reinforced concrete and steel...
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Building of the Day: 277 Fifth Avenue
10/11/18, 12pm - 1pm
277 Fifth Avenue
Rafael Viñoly designed 277 Fifth Avenue with columns at the building’s perimeter to keep the interiors free from structural elements that might obstruct views and interrupt the layout of rooms....
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Building of the Day: Bronx River Art Center
10/10/18, 12pm - 1pm
Bronx River Art Center
Built as part of the Design Excellence Initiative with the NYC Department of Design and Construction, the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, and the NYC Public Design Commission, the Bronx River Art...
Building of the Day: Five Manhattan West
10/9/18, 12pm - 1pm
Five Manhattan West
The renovation of this one-million-square-foot Brutalist building repositions it within its new urban context—it is neighbor to the High Line, Manhattan West, and Hudson Yards—to Class A status by upgrading...
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Building of the Day: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, NYPL
10/8/18, 12pm - 1pm
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, NYPL
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is one of the world’s leading research facilities devoted to the preservation of materials on the global African and African diaspora experiences....
Building of the Day: BSE Global
10/7/18, 12pm - 1pm
BSE Global
BSE Global, formerly Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment, wanted to unify their staff under one roof at Building 19 in Industry City. The client engaged TPG to design an exciting and...
Building of the Day: The TWA Flight Center at JFK International Airport
10/6/18, 12pm - 1pm
The TWA Flight Center at JFK International Airport
The TWA Hotel project is an adaptive reuse of the historic 1962 TWA Flight Center designed by Eero Saarinen. The iconic terminal structure will serve as the lobby for...
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Building of the Day: Swiss Institute
10/5/18, 12pm - 1pm
Swiss Institute
The four-story Swiss Institute building contains 7,500 square feet of gallery spaces for exhibitions and open programming, a library, flexible spaces, a Printed Matter bookstore, and a roof terrace and...
Building of the Day: Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
10/4/18, 12pm - 1pm
Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant
The design and planning framework for Newtown Creek employs a “kit-of-parts”: structures and systems consisting of durable and corrosion-resistant materials – including stainless steel, glazed ceramic tile, glazed brick, and...
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Building of the Day: Domino Park
10/3/18, 12pm - 1pm
Domino Park
Domino Park is part of the ambitious Domino Sugar mixed-use development project, providing a unique and unprecedented opportunity to reconnect Williamsburg to its waterfront and create a significant and continuous...
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Building of the Day: Lenox Health Greenwich Village
10/2/18, 1pm - 2pm
Lenox Health Greenwich Village
Originally designed by Albert Ledner as the headquarters of the National Maritime Union and district hiring hall for local maritime trades, this 160,000-square-foot facility underwent an adaptive reuse to provide...
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Building of the Day: One John Street
10/1/18, 12pm - 1pm
One John Street
One John Street was the winning response to a public RFP held by Brooklyn Bridge Park. The design’s simple mass and authentic materiality is consistent with the DUMBO Historic District. Every apartment layout is designed...
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Jack Lenor Larsen LongHouse Reserve Garden Tour
9/29/18, 1pm - 3:30pm
LongHouse Reserve
The AIANY Cultural Facilities Committee invites you to a guided tour of LongHouse Reserve Grounds. Advanced registration is required for this event. LongHouse Reserve was founded by Jack Lenor Larsen, internationally...
Tech in the Yard: Brooklyn Navy Yard Tour
9/12/18, 5pm - 7pm
SITU Fabrication
The Brooklyn Navy Yard is one of New York City’s fastest growing centers of technology, design, and creative manufacturing. From 1801 to 1966, the yard served as the US Navy’s...
Tour of 1 Hotel, Brooklyn Bridge Park
7/25/18, 6pm - 8pm
1 Hotel
Join the AIANY Interiors Committee for a tour of 1 Hotel, Brooklyn Bridge Park designed by INC with Marvel Architects. This structure, a visual praise poem dedicated to Brooklyn’s waterfront,...
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Packer Early Learning Center Tour
7/11/18, 6pm - 8pm
Packer Early Learning Center (100 Clinton Street)
Located on the edge of the Brooklyn Heights Historic District, 100 Clinton Street is a two-story glazed brick and terracotta building. Built in 1923, it was subsequently purchased by Packer...
Annual Hamptons Tour: George Nelson + Rottet Studio House
6/2/18, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Rottet Studio House
Join the AIANY Interiors Committee in Montauk, NY for the Annual Hamptons Tour. This year’s tour will take participants to Lauren Rottet’s home, originally designed by George Nelson and Gordon Chadwick, and...
Building of the Day: Hearst Headquarters
5/18/18, 2pm - 3pm
Hearst Headquarters
The Center for Architecture will host an Archtober Building of the Day preview across the five boroughs from May 14-18 celebrating New York City old and new. Today, tour the Hearst...
CANCELED – Building of the Day: Queens Theatre in the Park
5/17/18, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Queens Theatre in the Park
This event has been cancelled. The Center for Architecture will host an Archtober Building of the Day preview across the five boroughs from May 14-18 celebrating New York City...
Building of the Day: Bronx Post Office
5/16/18, 12pm - 1pm
Bronx Post Office
The Center for Architecture will host an Archtober Building of the Day preview across the five boroughs from May 14-18 celebrating New York City old and new. Today, tour the...
Building of the Day: Stapleton Library
5/15/18, 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Stapleton Library
The Center for Architecture will host an Archtober Building of the Day preview across the five boroughs from May 14-18 celebrating New York City old and new. Today, tour the...
Building of the Day: Wythe Hotel
5/14/18, 12pm - 1pm
Wythe Hotel
The Center for Architecture will host an Archtober Building of the Day preview across the five boroughs from May 14-18 celebrating New York City old and new. Today, tour the...
Tour and Centenary Celebration of Paul Rudolph
4/25/18, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Modulightor Building
Join the AIANY Interiors Committee for a tour of a sleekly modernist apartment designed by the iconic architect Paul Rudolph. The tour will include a walk-though of his Modulightor showroom...
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Building Tour: Columbia University School of Nursing
4/20/18, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Columbia University School of Nursing
The new Columbia University School of Nursing is a state-of-the-art educational facility at the Columbia University Medical Center campus in upper Manhattan. The design focuses on creating a bright, welcoming...
Building of the Day: Bronx River House
10/25/17, 12pm - 1pm
Bronx River House
Bronx River House is a cutting-edge environmental learning laboratory and base of operations for the restoration of the Bronx River and the development of the Bronx River Greenway. A NYC...
Building of the Day: Governors Island – The Hills
10/24/17, 12pm - 2pm
Governors Island - The Hills
Add your name to our wait list! The design of New York’s Governors Island dramatically transformed this once-abandoned island from a utilitarian windswept military base into a vibrant, resilient and thriving...
Building of the Day: The George Washington Bridge Bus Station
10/23/17, 12pm - 1pm
The George Washington Bridge Bus Station
Add your name to our wait list! The George Washington Bridhttps://aiany.my.salesforce-sites.com/pmtx/evt__SiteWaitList?eid=a0b6100000RziVQAAZge Bus Station, which is located on both sides of Broadway in the Washington Heights community, opened on January 17, 1963....
Building of the Day: Freshkills Park
10/22/17, 1pm - 3pm
Freshkills Park
Add your name to our wait list! Please note that Freshkills Park will provide transportation to and from the Staten Island Ferry. North Park will be a 21-acre swath of land connecting visitors...
Building of the Day: Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)
10/21/17, 12pm - 1pm
Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)
Founded in 1980, the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) is dedicated to preserving and presenting the history, heritage, culture and diverse experiences of people of Chinese descent in the...
Building of the Day: Columbia University – Lenfest Center for the Arts
10/20/17, 12pm - 1pm
Columbia University – Lenfest Center for the Arts
Add your name to our wait list! The eight-floor, 60,000-square-foot Lenfest Center for the Arts is the second building to open at Columbia University’s new Manhattanville campus. Featuring multiple venues for...
Building of the Day: Carroll House
10/19/17, 12pm - 1pm
Carroll House
21 steel containers are collected and stacked. The stack is then cut diagonally along both top and bottom, creating a striking profile that invokes Williamsburg’s industrial past, while providing a...
Building of the Day: Staten Island Courthouse, St. George
10/18/17, 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Staten Island Courthouse, St. George
On a hilltop site overlooking New York Harbor, the Staten Island Courthouse projects a civic identity and a distinctly twenty-first-century vision of our judicial system. Four copper-clad “towers of justice”...
Building of the Day: 56 Leonard Street
10/17/17, 12pm - 1pm
56 Leonard Street
Add your name to the wait list! The high-rise tower is an important ingredient within the contemporary city. However, towers have come to be defined solely by their height and, as...
Building of the Day: iHeartMedia
10/16/17, 12pm - 1pm
iHeartMedia
Add your name to our wait list! When iHeartMedia, America’s largest media outlet, sought a new executive headquarters, CEO Bob Pittman’s creative direction was succinct: “I want visitors to walk...
Building of the Day: New Lab, Brooklyn Navy Yard
10/13/17, 12pm - 1pm
New Lab, Brooklyn Navy Yard
Add your name to our wait list! Expressing the innovative nature of this green research and manufacturing center, and preserving the structure of the historic hangar that houses it, is...
Building of the Day: Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
10/12/17, 12pm - 1pm
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House
Add your name to our wait list! Join a Museum Ambassador for an in-depth look at the unique architecture and exquisite beauty of the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House, home of...
Building of the Day: Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
10/11/17, 1pm - 2pm
Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
Add your name to our wait list! In a city of skyscrapers, the Cathedral impresses with sheer size. Its detailed façade towers over Amsterdam Avenue, and the building extends a full...
Building of the Day: Naval Cemetery Landscape
10/10/17, 12pm - 1pm
Naval Cemetery Landscape
Today, the Naval Cemetery Landscape provides a place for retreat and remembrance. In previous centuries the 1.7 acre site was used as an unmarked burial ground serving the Brooklyn Naval...
Building of the Day: The Residences at PS186 and Boys and Girls Club of Harlem
10/9/17, 12pm - 1pm
The Residences at PS186 & Boys and Girls Club of Harlem
The adaptive reuse of this abandoned 1903 public school saved it from the wrecking ball, and transformed it into a vibrant new Boys & Girls Club and affordable housing. As...
Building of the Day: Project Farmhouse
10/8/17, 12pm - 1pm
Project Farmhouse
Designed for GrowNYC in 2016, Farmhouse is a community events center and agriculture exchange near Union Square in Manhattan. ORE’s Thomas Kosbau translated the traditional geometry of the American farmhouse...
Building of the Day: Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning
10/7/17, 3pm - 4pm
Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning
Designed and constructed by GLUCK+ with the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, the award-winning Cary Leeds Tennis Center includes a two-story, 12,000 -square-foot clubhouse and education facility with two...
Building of the Day: Modulightor Building
10/6/17, 12pm - 1pm
Modulightor Building
Add your name to the wait list! The four-story Modulightor Building was designed by Paul Rudolph from 1989-1994 as a residential and commercial structure to house Modulightor, the lighting company he...
Building of the Day: SeaGlass Carousel
10/5/17, 12:45pm - 1:45pm
SeaGlass Carousel
SeaGlass Carousel demonstrates an innovative collaboration of art and design to create a distinctly contemporary, ecologically-themed environment for The Battery in Lower Manhattan. Inspired by the ocean’s beauty and The...
Building of the Day: The Noguchi Museum
10/4/17, 12pm - 1pm
The Noguchi Museum
The New York Public Library commissioned this new branch library for Stapleton, Staten Island. The existing 1907 Carrere and Hastings Carnegie Library was renovated with a new 7,000 square foot...
Building of the Day: Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm
10/3/17, 12pm - 1pm
Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm
Add your name to the wait list! Upgrade your Building of the Day ticket with an Archtober Hat when you register! The hat will be available for pickup at the tour....
Building of the Day: The Woolworth Tower Residences #1
10/1/17, 3:30pm - 5pm
The Woolworth Tower Residences
The Woolworth Tower Residences is an extraordinary conversion of the iconic Woolworth Building’s top 30 floors into 33 luxury residential condominiums, including a five-level penthouse dubbed the “townhome in the...